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मैंने अमेरिका लौटने के बाद अकादमिक करियर बनाने का फैसला किया और यह तय किया कि मैं वियतनाम की सफलता के रहस्य को जानने के लिए आगे चलकर हो ची मिन्ह के जीवन का अध्ययन करूँगा।

I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi Minh to find the secret of his success.

I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi Minh to find the secret of his success.

आज की दुनिया में सुन त्ज़ु का क्या प्रभाव है? शायद इस सवाल पर अटकलें लगाने के लिए मुझसे बेहतर योग्यता वाले लोग भी मौजूद हैं। सुन त्ज़ु के विचार, जैसा कि उनके प्रसिद्ध ग्रंथ में व्यक्त किए गए हैं, निस्संदेह कई ऐसे क्रांतिकारी आंदोलनों की प्रकृति को प्रभावित करते रहे हैं जो अधिक शक्तिशाली ताकतों के खिलाफ खड़े हैं, और कुछ मामलों में—जैसे वियतनाम में—उन्होंने सफलता दिलाने में एक उपयोगी भूमिका निभाई है। लेकिन ऐसे विचार हमेशा अन्य गहरी भावनात्मक ताकतों के साथ संघर्ष में रहते हैं, जो विद्रोही आंदोलनों को अंधाधुंध आतंकवाद और अराजक संघर्ष के अन्य रूपों की ओर धकेल देते हैं।

What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to speculate about that question. Sun Tzu's ideas, as expressed in his famous treatise, have undoubtedly influenced the nature of many revolutionary movements that are arrayed against more powerful forces, and in some cases - as in Vietnam - have played a useful role in bringing about success. But such ideas are always in conflict with other deepseated emotional factors, which propel dissident movements into the rampant use of terrorism and other forms of anarchistic struggle.

What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to speculate about that question. Sun Tzu's ideas, as expressed in his famous treatise, have undoubtedly influenced the nature of many revolutionary movements that are arrayed against more powerful forces, and in some cases - as in Vietnam - have played a useful role in bringing about success. But such ideas are always in conflict with other deepseated emotional factors, which propel dissident movements into the rampant use of terrorism and other forms of anarchistic struggle.

उत्तर वियतनाम के अन्य सैन्य रणनीतिकारों पर सुन त्ज़ु का कितना प्रभाव पड़ा, इस सवाल का जवाब देना थोड़ा मुश्किल है। निश्चित रूप से हनोई के कई प्रमुख नेता सुन त्ज़ु से परिचित थे और उनके विचारों का इस्तेमाल करते थे—वो गुयेन गियाप ने दुश्मन की रक्षात्मक कमियों को खोजने में इनमें से कई विचारों को लागू किया, और ऐसा ही ट्रूंग चिंच ने भी किया, जिनकी प्रसिद्ध पुस्तक 'द रेसिस्टेंस विल विन' (1947) में उत्तर वियतनामियों के अनुसरण के लिए माओ त्से-तुंग के विचारों को एक आदर्श के रूप में उद्धृत किया गया था।

The influence of Sun Tzu on other North Vietnamese military strategists is harder to answer. Certainly many of the key leaders in Hanoi were aware of Sun Tzu and made use of his ideas - Vo Nguyen Giap applied many of these ideas in seeking out weak elements in the enemy's defenses, as did Truong Chinh, whose famous treatise, The Resistance Will Win (1947), cited the ideas of Mao Zedong as a model for the North Vietnamese to follow.

The influence of Sun Tzu on other North Vietnamese military strategists is harder to answer. Certainly many of the key leaders in Hanoi were aware of Sun Tzu and made use of his ideas - Vo Nguyen Giap applied many of these ideas in seeking out weak elements in the enemy's defenses, as did Truong Chinh, whose famous treatise, The Resistance Will Win (1947), cited the ideas of Mao Zedong as a model for the North Vietnamese to follow.

सातवीं अग्नि के काल में नए लोग प्रकट होंगे। वे अपने कदम वापस उस रास्ते पर ले जाएंगे जहाँ बहुत पहले किसी ने कुछ छोड़ दिया था। उनके कदम उन्हें बुजुर्गों (ज्ञानीजनों) तक ले जाएंगे, जिनसे वे अपने सफ़र में मार्गदर्शन मांगेंगे। लेकिन तब तक कई बुजुर्ग गहरी नींद में सो चुके होंगे। वे इस नए समय में खाली हाथ जागेंगे। कुछ बुजुर्ग डर के मारे चुप रहेंगे। लेकिन ज़्यादातर बुजुर्ग इसलिए चुप रहेंगे क्योंकि उनसे कोई कुछ पूछेगा ही नहीं।

In the time of the seventh Fire new people will emerge. They will retrace their steps to find what was left by the side of the trail long ago. Their steps will take them to the Elders, who they will ask to guide them on their journey. But many of the Elders will have fallen asleep. They will awaken to this new time with nothing to offer. Some of the Elders will be silent out of fear. But most of the Elders will be silent because no one will ask anything of them.

In the time of the seventh Fire new people will emerge. They will retrace their steps to find what was left by the side of the trail long ago. Their steps will take them to the Elders, who they will ask to guide them on their journey. But many of the Elders will have fallen asleep. They will awaken to this new time with nothing to offer. Some of the Elders will be silent out of fear. But most of the Elders will be silent because no one will ask anything of them.

वेस्टब्रुक पेगलर ने यह सुझाव दिया था कि उस दौर में—शायद 40 के दशक के उत्तरार्ध में, जब शीत युद्ध के दौरान साम्यवाद की जाँच शुरू हो रही थी—उन्हें बुलाया जाना चाहिए और यह गवाही देने के लिए कहा जाना चाहिए कि वे क्या जानती हैं। मुझे याद है उन्होंने कहा था, "क्या यह दुनिया एक धमाके में राख होकर मिट जाएगी यदि इस बुढ़िया को समन जारी करके संयुक्त राष्ट्र में कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी की गतिविधियों के बारे में जो कुछ वह जानती है, वह बताने के लिए मजबूर किया जाए?"

Westbrook Pegler suggested that in the period, I think the late 40s, when the investigations of Communism were opening up during the Cold War, that she ought to be called and required to testify about what she knew. I remember he said, "Would the world vanish in a blast of flame if this old woman were subpoenaed and compelled to tell what she knows about the Communist Party's activities in the United States?"

Westbrook Pegler suggested that in the period, I think the late 40s, when the investigations of Communism were opening up during the Cold War, that she ought to be called and required to testify about what she knew. I remember he said, "Would the world vanish in a blast of flame if this old woman were subpoenaed and compelled to tell what she knows about the Communist Party's activities in the United States?"

ये लोग शक्ल-सूरत से जापानी लगते थे, मूल रूप से जापानी थे, और इनकी संख्या भी अच्छी-खासी थी। हमारे पास यह जानने का कोई जरिया नहीं था कि वे किस हद तक घुसपैठ का शिकार हुए हैं। उनकी अपनी तरफ से यह बहुत बड़ी बात है कि ऐसा शायद बिल्कुल भी नहीं हुआ था। लेकिन मैं समझ सकता हूँ कि ऐसा क्यों किया गया। और उस समय धारा के विपरीत खड़े रहने के लिए मैं एलेनोर का सम्मान करता हूँ। लेकिन यह वाकई एक बहुत बड़ी लहर थी। और मैं यह नहीं कहूँगा कि वह कदम पूरी तरह से अनुचित था।

These people looked Japanese, were originally Japanese, were numerous. We had no way of knowing to what extent they had been infiltrated. To their great credit, it seems not to have been very much at all. But I can understand why. And I rather respect Eleanor for standing out against the tide at that point. But it certainly was a tide. And I'm not going to say it was unjustified.

These people looked Japanese, were originally Japanese, were numerous. We had no way of knowing to what extent they had been infiltrated. To their great credit, it seems not to have been very much at all. But I can understand why. And I rather respect Eleanor for standing out against the tide at that point. But it certainly was a tide. And I'm not going to say it was unjustified.

आम तौर पर लोगों के मन में यही धारणा बन गई थी कि एलेनोर रूजवेल्ट हमेशा देश भर में घूमती रहती थीं और ओज़ाक (Ozark) क्षेत्र की किसी ऐसी जगह पर अचानक पहुँच जाती थीं जिसे वे पिछड़ा मान लेती थीं, और यह घोषणा कर देती थीं कि वहाँ कुछ किया जाना चाहिए। उनकी सामाजिक चेतना बहुत सक्रिय थी, जिसे मैं आम तौर पर उनकी एक खूबी मानता हूँ, हालांकि कई लोगों को लगता था कि यह इतनी ज्यादा बढ़ जाती थी कि इस बात पर मजाक उड़ने लगता था कि वे पूरी दुनिया को एक बहुत बड़ा झुग्गी-झोपड़ी का प्रोजेक्ट मानती हैं।

That was a general impression that one got, that she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was always flitting around the country and descending on some place in the Ozarks that she decided was disadvantaged, and announcing that something had to be done. And she had a very active social conscience, which I think in general is to her credit, although it tended, as many people thought, to just be overdone to the point where it gave rise to this crack that she regarded the whole world as one vast slum project

That was a general impression that one got, that she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was always flitting around the country and descending on some place in the Ozarks that she decided was disadvantaged, and announcing that something had to be done. And she had a very active social conscience, which I think in general is to her credit, although it tended, as many people thought, to just be overdone to the point where it gave rise to this crack that she regarded the whole world as one vast slum project

बीसवीं सदी की सबसे प्रभावशाली महिलाओं में से एक? खैर, यह शायद कुछ ज्यादा ही बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना है। जब वास्तव में प्रभावशाली महिलाओं की बात आती है, तो मेरा ध्यान मार्गरेट थैचर, गोल्डा मीर... जैसी अपने दम पर सच्ची राजनीतिक नेता रही महिलाओं की ओर जाता है।

One of the most influential women of the 20th century? Well, that may be overdoing it. When one thinks of really influential women, my mind turns to Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, ... some of the true political leaders in their own right.

One of the most influential women of the 20th century? Well, that may be overdoing it. When one thinks of really influential women, my mind turns to Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, ... some of the true political leaders in their own right.

لیبر پارٹی کی ہمیشہ سے تعریف کی جاتی رہی ہے کہ وہ رہنمائی کا فریضہ انجام دیتی ہے۔ دراصل، آسٹریلیا کی تاریخ میں لیبر پارٹی کے رہنماؤں اور اس کے ارکان کے بارے میں جتنی کتابیں لکھی گئی ہیں، شاید اتنی لبرلز یا کسی اور کے بارے میں نہیں لکھی گئیں، لیکن ان باتوں میں کوئی ٹھوس پن بھی تھا۔

The Labor Party has always - always been praised as leaders. In fact, there's probably more books written about ALP leaders and the ALP people than the Libs or anyone else in Australian's history, but there was substance to it.

The Labor Party has always - always been praised as leaders. In fact, there's probably more books written about ALP leaders and the ALP people than the Libs or anyone else in Australian's history, but there was substance to it.

साम्राज्यवादी सोच, या अन्य आबादी और लोगों की विजय और उपनिवेशीकरण के दुष्परिणामों में से एक यह रहा है कि इससे निष्पक्षता और वस्तुपरकता की भाषा का विकास हुआ है। यानी, जब आपका सामना किसी नई, अजीब या अलग चीज़ से होता है, तो आपको उसके लिए श्रेणियां ढूँढनी पड़ती हैं, आपको नई चीज़ों के साथ तालमेल बिठाना पड़ता है।

Imperialism, or the conquest and colonization of other populations, other peoples, has had as one of its side effects the growth of a discourse of objectivity. That is, when you encounter something new, something strange, something different, you have to find categories for it, you have to come to terms with new objects.

Imperialism, or the conquest and colonization of other populations, other peoples, has had as one of its side effects the growth of a discourse of objectivity. That is, when you encounter something new, something strange, something different, you have to find categories for it, you have to come to terms with new objects.

1960 के दशक की सेक्सुअल क्रांति मुख्य रूप से युवाओं का एक आंदोलन थी। मुझे हमेशा ऐसा लगा कि इन तथाकथित "फ्री रिलेशनशिप्स" (मुक्त संबंधों) को ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा तवज्जो दी गई।

The sexual revolution of the 1960s was mostly a movement of young people. I felt that the so-called "free relationships" were overrated.

The sexual revolution of the 1960s was mostly a movement of young people. I felt that the so-called "free relationships" were overrated.

पश्चिम को हमसे प्यार करने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है। बल्कि, हमें खुद से यह सवाल बार-बार पूछना चाहिए कि लोग हम पर इतना संदेह क्यों करते हैं। आखिर पश्चिम कोई चैरिटी संगठन तो है नहीं। सदियों से हमारी छवि कैसी रही है? एक विशाल, युद्धप्रिय साम्राज्य के रूप में जिस पर तानाशाहों का राज रहा है—पहले ज़ार का और फिर बोल्शेविकों का। भला कोई हमसे क्यों प्यार करता? अगर हम चाहते हैं कि लोग हमें अपनाएँ, तो हमें भी उसके बदले कुछ करना होगा। और यह एक ऐसी कला है जिसे हम अभी तक सीख नहीं पाए हैं।

The West doesn't have to love us. In fact, we should ask ourselves more often why people are so suspicious of us. After all, the West isn't a charity organization. How have we been perceived for centuries? As a huge, warlike realm ruled by despots - first by the czars and then Bolsheviks. Why should anyone have loved us? If we want to be accepted, we have to do something in return. And it's an art that we have yet to master.

The West doesn't have to love us. In fact, we should ask ourselves more often why people are so suspicious of us. After all, the West isn't a charity organization. How have we been perceived for centuries? As a huge, warlike realm ruled by despots - first by the czars and then Bolsheviks. Why should anyone have loved us? If we want to be accepted, we have to do something in return. And it's an art that we have yet to master.

हर देश किसी न किसी परंपरा में बहुत समृद्ध होता है।

Each country is strong on some tradition.

Each country is strong on some tradition.

हम युद्ध के उन्माद या क्रांति की आग से पैदा नहीं हुए हैं। हम धीरे-धीरे इस अहसास के साथ बड़े हुए कि इस विशाल और खुले देश में, तमाम भिन्नताओं के बावजूद, कुछ ऐसी परंपराएं और आदर्श हैं जो हम सबके साझे हैं, और जिन्हें एक स्वतंत्र और विशिष्ट समाज के रूप में ही सबसे अच्छी तरह सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता है।

We are not born of the passions of war or of the fervours of revolution. And we grew quietly into the realization that, set as we are in a great wide land, with all our differences, there are certain traditions and ideals which we had in common, and which could best be preserved in a distinct society of our own.

We are not born of the passions of war or of the fervours of revolution. And we grew quietly into the realization that, set as we are in a great wide land, with all our differences, there are certain traditions and ideals which we had in common, and which could best be preserved in a distinct society of our own.

मैंने मखमली तख्तों और एक बिल्ट-इन डिह्यूमिडिफ़ायर (नमी सोखने वाला यंत्र) वाली एक गन सेफ (हथियार तिजोरी) खरीदी, जिसमें मैं [बारबरा] स्टैनविक के उन सैकड़ों मूल पत्रों को रख सकूँ जिन्हें मैंने इकट्ठा किया था और जिन्हें पहले मैं अपने तहखाने के फ्रिज के लेट्यूस क्रिस्पर (सब्जी रखने वाले खाने) में रखती थी।

I bought a gun safe with velvet shelves and a built-in dehumidifier to house the hundreds of original [Barbara] Stanwyck letters I amassed that I first kept in the lettuce crisper of a refrigerator in my basement.

I bought a gun safe with velvet shelves and a built-in dehumidifier to house the hundreds of original [Barbara] Stanwyck letters I amassed that I first kept in the lettuce crisper of a refrigerator in my basement.

आज यूक्रेन में कई लोग अपनी आजीविका के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे हैं, और बुजुर्ग लोग अक्सर सोवियत व्यवस्था के पतन को आम आदमी के लिए स्थिरता और सुरक्षा के नुकसान के रूप में देखते हैं, इसलिए पहली नज़र में रातों-रात बनी दौलत के प्रति उनका कुछ हद तक विरोध पूरी तरह से समझ में आता है।

Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.

Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.

यौन निराशा और शरीर के सुखों के प्रति नफरत यह हमें प्राचीन दुनिया से विरासत में मिला है, जिसे ईसाई धर्म ने आज तक एक खास रूप में संजोकर रखा है।

Sexual pessimism and hostility toward the pleasures of the flesh are a legacy from the ancient world which Christianity has preserved in a special measure to this day.

Sexual pessimism and hostility toward the pleasures of the flesh are a legacy from the ancient world which Christianity has preserved in a special measure to this day.

फिर भी, हम सभी इस अटूट विश्वास को साझा करते हैं कि मानवीय और प्रगतिशील मूल्यों की हमेशा जीत होगी, जिन्हें मानवता ने अपने लंबे संघर्ष और रचनात्मकता के इतिहास में हासिल किया है।

However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness.

However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness.

ज़ियोवाद ने मेरा पूरा समर्थन हासिल किया है और आधुनिक फ्रांस में जिसे राष्ट्रवाद कहा जाता है, मैं उसकी तुलना में इसका कहीं अधिक सम्मान करता हूँ। यह एक प्रगतिशील आंदोलन है, एक वैचारिक पुनर्जागरण है, जिससे मुझे पूरी मानवता के लिए बहुत उम्मीदें हैं।

Zionism has gained my full sympathy and I appreciate it much higher than what is called nationalism in modern France. It is a progressive movement, a reawakening, of which I expect a lot for the entire civilization.

Zionism has gained my full sympathy and I appreciate it much higher than what is called nationalism in modern France. It is a progressive movement, a reawakening, of which I expect a lot for the entire civilization.

सोवियत गुट के पतन से उन भारी भरकम आर्थिक मदद का सिलसिला थम गया जिसने क्यूबा की अर्थव्यवस्था को संभाल रखा था। कभी अपनी बेहतरीन शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं के लिए पहचाने जाने वाली व्यवस्थाएं जर्जर हो गईं। दूसरी ओर, फिदेल कास्त्रो की हठधर्मिता ने क्यूबा में राजनीतिक और आर्थिक बदलाव को मुश्किल बना दिया।

The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health care systems fell into disrepair. Fidel Castro's stubbornness, meanwhile, made political and economic change difficult in Cuba.

The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health care systems fell into disrepair. Fidel Castro's stubbornness, meanwhile, made political and economic change difficult in Cuba.